Opinion: Fixing Joseph Muscat’s problem
Joseph Muscat has a problem. The institutions weren’t supposed
Ryan Murdock
March 5, 2025 08:39
Seven years of status quo
“Isn’t that where they killed that journalist?” It’s the
Ryan Murdock
October 16, 2024 06:00
Opinion: Shadow bans and shady people
What is it with Malta and shady people? The
Ryan Murdock
July 3, 2024 16:20
Opinion: A sunny place for shady people
Malta has learned nothing from the brutal murder of
Ryan Murdock
April 16, 2024 10:54
Robert Abela’s Pinocchio problem
If you don’t want to be sued, stop asking
Ryan Murdock
December 16, 2022 10:49
Don’t fall for Abela’s ruse
Robert Abela is like that spoiled kid with overindulgent
Ryan Murdock
December 2, 2022 13:14
Brutality beyond the law
Bernice Cassar was shot to death by her husband
Ryan Murdock
November 25, 2022 09:23
Five years and still here
The Shift is still online after five years. I
Ryan Murdock
November 18, 2022 12:30
Robert Abela’s prolonged shrug
Prime Minister Robert Abela gave his first one-on-one video
Ryan Murdock
November 11, 2022 10:30
Consulting payments are a red flag
“What Michael Stivala and Joseph Muscat do in their
Ryan Murdock
November 4, 2022 06:44
Subsidising energy while Electrogas scores
As the European Union sprints into recession, the finance
Ryan Murdock
October 28, 2022 07:07
Melvin Theuma’s refusal to testify
Melvin Theuma has refused to testify against the men
Ryan Murdock
October 22, 2022 10:33
Five years of stalling and avoiding
Representatives of the world’s leading press freedom groups are
Ryan Murdock
October 14, 2022 10:43
Creating reality one rubbish bin at a time
The government of Malta has been scolded again for
Ryan Murdock
October 7, 2022 13:58
Il-Hutch goes down in proxy war
Another Party loyalist lost his livelihood this week in
Ryan Murdock
October 1, 2022 12:13
The boys are back in town
Malta’s part-time prime minister is on holiday again. Not
Ryan Murdock
September 23, 2022 07:19
Getting away with murder
Another 16th has come. Next month marks five years
Ryan Murdock
September 16, 2022 10:42
Suitcases in the night
Frustrated citizens took to the streets again this week
Ryan Murdock
September 9, 2022 07:14
Unlicensed drivers on lawless roads
No one who’s experienced Maltese roads was surprised to
Ryan Murdock
September 2, 2022 10:40
Humour in the face of tyranny
Hadi Matar had only read “a couple of pages”
Ryan Murdock
August 19, 2022 06:34
Lawless roads and random lead
The Canadian government has enraged the ‘go back to
Ryan Murdock
August 12, 2022 11:01
Government attacks The Shift with legal Groundhog Day
Forty separate branches of the government are attacking another
Ryan Murdock
August 5, 2022 08:51
Holidays in hell
I’ll always remember my first visit to Comino. Don’t
Ryan Murdock
July 29, 2022 11:12
When the green’s gone, build on the blue
It isn’t enough to fill every remaining green space
Ryan Murdock
July 22, 2022 13:02
The luckiest woman in the world lives in Malta – Ryan Murdock
The luckiest woman in Bormla might just be the
Ryan Murdock
July 8, 2022 12:21
You’ll have your botched day in court
I’ll never forget the winter when I was served
Ryan Murdock
July 1, 2022 15:38
Summer in Malta is the bomb
Another fireworks factory has exploded, spewing toxic smoke, torching
Ryan Murdock
June 10, 2022 10:30
Malta is a zoo – Ryan Murdock
Malta is an open-air zoo, but the keepers are
Ryan Murdock
June 3, 2022 09:59
The perils of renting in Malta – Ryan Murdock
Roadwork is in the news again as excavators create
Ryan Murdock
May 27, 2022 10:34
New museum for Malta’s most lucrative industry
Malta is finally getting a museum celebrating its most
Ryan Murdock
May 20, 2022 10:00

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